Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Support for this legislative fix is not an endorsement of Missouri’s medical marijuana program. Missouri voters approved medical marijuana in 2018 with a 65.59% approval of Amendment 2. This archaic tax code should be updated now that 36 states and the District of Columbia have approved medical marijuana or cannabis programs.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Voice of OC reports… Several years ago, Santa Ana hatched an idea to pump money into some of its most underfunded — and neglected — quality of life areas by capitalizing on a product that some in town didn’t support, but which still existed in the community anyway: recreational marijuana. .

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

businesses are marijuana related businesses (MRBs). Department of Justice on “Marijuana Related Financial Crimes” was rescinded in 2018 , the FinCen Memo has been the only game in town for federal banking guidance. In all, more than 145 million Americans now live in a state that has legalized marijuana. That’s wrong.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. The book traces the evolution of society’s views on the drug and how it has affected policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

In a large-scale study led by the Marijuana Policy Project, the organization compiled information from all 19 states that legalized recreational marijuana, as well as Washington D.C. In 2018, alcohol brought in less than $7.5 In Washington in 2018, all state-level alcohol taxes amounted to $370 million in revenue.

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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about what New York’s latest expansion of marijuana decriminalization means and what impact it will have on criminal prosecutions going forward. There are 2 provisions of New York’s Penal Law that relate marijuana-related offenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

As the 2018 NFL season comes to an end, we approach the holy grail of the sport, the Super Bowl. Can a player, looking to combat their pain, use marijuana? As the United States moves forward with their drug laws, and specifically marijuana, we are beginning to see a change in the landscape. The NFL and Marijuana.

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MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. Amendment 2, which became effective on December 6, 2018, legalizes marijuana for medical purposes, allows home growing, and imposes a 4% marijuana sales tax. Irregularities plague Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It January 2018: Protested Jeff Sessions. February 2018: Dr. Dabber became a sponsor. January – March 2018: Partnering with Harrison House.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. The three jurisdictions, known collectively as the DMV, have had very different laws as regards cannabis as long as this blog has been around.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a CBD enforcement policy to the White House. In my last post, I summarized the FDA’s current enforcement policy and briefly discussed the FDA’s recently released guidance for drug manufacturers interested in cannabinoid research. appeared first on Harris Bricken.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The parliament in Malta voted recently to make adult-use cannabis legal in the country, making the island nation the first in Europe to legalize marijuana. Proponents hope the decision by Malta to legalize marijuana ends criminalization of people for smoking marijuana and reduces criminal trafficking.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

which went public on Canada’s stock exchange earlier this year, plans to appeal its November 2018 Tax Court ruling, the official decision and penalties for which should come any day now, according to the company’s counsel. Harborside Inc.,

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. If one was convicted of a felony for selling marijuana, the DC bar would get involved.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Marijuana Moment report. California has taken in nearly $4 billion in marijuana tax revenue since the state’s adult-use market launched in 2018, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) reported on Thursday. California Marijuana Tax Revenue Nears $4 Billion, But Growth Has Stalled, State Analysts Say.

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 29, 2018

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court chose to revive American Federalism when a seven-member majority of the Court held the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) to be unconstitutional. What this does not mean is that the federal government may not prohibit marijuana. The case, Murphy v. NCAA, et al.,

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 10, 2019

While it has been a challenge for employers to keep up with the explosion of medical and recreational marijuana laws spreading across the nation, employers have taken some comfort in that most of these states still grant employers the right to maintain a drug-free workplace and take action against those who test positive for marijuana.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

Published in Health Communication in February, the study examined Reddit conversations in which veterans discussed marijuana use, and concluded that “in studying veterans’ open Reddit conversations, one of this study’s most important findings is that the doctor-veteran relationship needs improvement.”. “If ’ (Shutterstock).

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Marijuana first became legal for recreation among adult users in January 2018. With that, Los Angeles marijuana tourism is taken off, with several ancillary businesses cropping up specifically catering to those who are here for the cannabis. Among the various companies that have entered the fray: Shops.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2019

But, where is the money collected from taxes going? In its 2018 fiscal year report, the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board said the State of Washington made $362 million in cannabis tax revenue, while the state collected $5.4 In 2017, The State of Washington collected $315.2 In 2018, $1.1 General Fund.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Since medical marijuana was legalized in the state in 2018 , medical patients in Oklahoma no longer have to deal with this stress as long as they are abiding by the guidelines set forth by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA). Will they find some roaches I forgot about or some seeds rolling around under the seats?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

(AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has last stand a lower court ruling that found cannabis purchases by medical marijuana patients should not be subject to gross receipts tax. The case stemmed from requests for tax refunds by producers in 2014 and again in 2018. Court: Medical Marijuana Can’t Be Taxed In New Mexico.

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Canna Care Docs

JULY 30, 2019

By Likhitha Butchireddygari Two major universities are creating the first career paths for young people interested in the business of marijuana. I think some of it is just a novelty, but it’s really going to be based on the cropping, the agronomics, the medicinal aspect, the chemistry, consumer attitudes and policy.” Eddington said.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. That opinion does not appear to have been updated or rescinded.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A cannabis company has appealed its case against the IRS at the Ninth Circuit in an effort to soften the blow of a policy that can push state-legal marijuana businesses’ tax rates to upwards of 70%. Tax Court’s 2018 ruling in Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp. Harborside Inc., Harborside Inc., Commissioner.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 21, 2021

But for the first time, they won’t have to worry about testing positive for marijuana. It is a new era in the NFL—or more specifically, a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last year and that established a new drug policy for the league. . The new policy officially took effect on Monday—yes, 4/20.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 13, 2020

More recently, in 2018 the question arose whether cannabis ads would be allowed to take up coveted Super Bowl TV ad space, as the teams–the Pats and the Eagles–hailed from states with serious cannabis legal reform. The NHL was a first mover on more relaxed cannabis consumption policies for players.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Collectively, the four aforementioned newly legal states are projected to earn $4.5 Municipalities that permit recreational cannabis sales would also collect a 3% sales tax. Conversely, the fee is reduced to $1.5

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

A changing political tide for advancing cannabis policy is progressing through Congress. These consumers collectively spend approximately $356 billion each year on cannabis across legal and illicit markets. medical marijuana patients in 2018, up 71% from 2014. Legal cannabis supported 259,000 plant-touching jobs in 2018.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 14, 2021

The study analyzed data collected between 2013 and 2018, which was a monumental time frame for cannabis legalization and growth of the industry. Data was collected from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, which surveys Americans’ smoking habits both in the vein of tobacco and cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

cannabis climate requires brave, willing participants to maneuver carefully in accordance with the medical marijuana rules of engagement for each respective state. Keep in mind that the simultaneous mad dash through the volatile national marijuana minefield starts with a mental, deafening “ BANG!

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The Herb Collective

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Every state has its own laws about marijuana. Some states do not allow for any use of marijuana, so it is always illegal. Other states allow for the use of medical marijuana. And, other states allow people to use marijuana for recreational use. Just like many other states, it is illegal to use marijuana and drive.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

1, 2020 Effective Date for All Marijuana Products, Packaging and Labeling. 1, 2020 Effective Date for All Marijuana Products, Packaging and Labeling. On January 9, 2019 the Board approved a motion to make the effective date for all marijuana product, packaging and labeling requirements Jan 1, 2020. Board Approves Jan.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

During the first seven weeks of the law’s enactment (with data collected from July 1 to August 20), reports show that there were 20 arrests in Chesterfield, two in Henrico, zero in Hanover and three in Richmond for a total of 25 arrests. In July and August of 2020 , there were 257 arrests. “A Virginia, we have a problem.

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